Governor Terry McAuliffe has restored the voting and civil rights of more than 200,000 Virginians who were convicted of felonies, served their time and completed any supervised release, parole or probation requirements. Each of those Virginians will immediately regain the right to register to vote, to run for office, to serve on a jury and to serve as a notary public, according to a news release.

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) is launching a widespread effort this spring to find out specifically what Northern Virginians want in their future transportation network. The NVTA project team will appear at a wide variety of public places, going where large numbers of the public congregate to make it easy for residents to voice their views on what would improve transportation in Northern Virginia.

Community Healthcare Coalition of Greater Prince William wants to hear from local residents via a Health Check Survey online at http://gpwsurvey.gmu.edu/ .

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced April 15 that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined by 0.1 percent in March and is now at 4.0 percent—the lowest rate since the June 2008 rate of 3.9 percent. Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remains below the national rate, which increased in March to 5.0 percent.

Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission reports that William T. Kennard is now Deputy Commissioner at its regional office in Manassas. Kennard also will serve as an administrative law judge for evidentiary and on-the-record hearings under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act. He will hold hearing dockets in Fairfax and Manassas.

Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Senate Bill 291 and House Bill 1160, which establish procedures for handling evidence kits in sexual assaults.

The Virginia State Police remains on scene of a shooting at a City of Richmond bus terminal Thursday afternoon (March 31, 2016). At approximately 2:45 p.m., Thursday, a Virginia State Police encountered a male subject just inside the entrance of the Greyhound Bus Station at 2910 North Boulevard. As the trooper began talking to the male, the subject pulled out a firearm and shot the trooper. Two Virginia State Police troopers nearby returned fire.

George Mason University March 31, 2016 announces pledges totaling $30 million to the George Mason University Foundation to support the School of Law. The gifts, combined, are the largest in university history. The gifts will help establish three new scholarship programs. In recognition of this historic gift, the Board of Visitors has approved the renaming of the school to The Antonin Scalia School of Law at George Mason University.